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First occurrence of the invasive alien species Polydora cornuta Bosc, 1802 (Polychaeta: Spionidae) on the coast of Greece (Elefsis Bay; Aegean Sea)

N. SIMBOURA; K. SIGALA; E. VOUTSINAS; E. KALKAN
Mediterranean Marine Science · Vol. 9, Issue 2 · pp. 119 · 2008

Abstract

The present study reports on the occurrence of two specimens of the alien species Polydora cornutaBosc, 1802, in Elefsis Bay, the Saronikos Gulf (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean). This is the firstrecord of this invasive alien species on the coast of Greece and the second report in the eastern MediterraneanSea after its first finding in Izmir Bay (on the Turkish Aegean coast). This finding enhances its distributionalpattern within the Mediterranean

Bibliographic Information

JournalMediterranean Marine Science
PublisherHellenic Centre for Marine Research
Publication Date2008-12-01
Publication Year2008
Volume9
Issue2
Pages119
Document TypeJournal Article
Print ISSN1108-393X
eISSN1791-6763
DOI10.12681/mms.138
SubjectMarine biology; oceanography; fisheries; aquaculture; marine ecology

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